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Children's Physiotherapy - Worcestershire

  • We are part of the Children's Community Therapy Service. We work with children who have neurological, developmental, and orthopaedic conditions who may also have complex long-term medical, social and learning needs.

  • Service hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm excluding bank holidays

About our service

We provide paediatric physiotherapy for babies, children and young people from birth to 18 years old, or up to 19 years old if they are in full‑time education at a Worcestershire special school. We work with a range of children who may have neurological, developmental, orthopaedic conditions, and musculoskeletal conditions.

Supporting children and families to develop confidence, independence and good self‑management skills is an important part of what we do. We use active exercise to help improve joint movement, muscle tone, posture, balance and overall physical skills.

Support and treatment

  • Regular reviews to check if needs have changed and to update the treatment plan.
  • Advice and demonstrations for parents, carers and others involved in a child’s care, so exercises can continue safely at home or school.
  • Assessment for specialist equipment to help improve mobility and daily activities.
  • Physiotherapy reports for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) for children already under our care.
  • Close working with other services, including Occupational Therapy, Health Visitors, Paediatricians, Orthotics, consultants and other health professionals.

We follow national and local professional guidelines, take part in regular training, and work to the standards of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and our professional bodies. All team members have Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

Physiotherapy drop-ins

We run drop‑in clinics for parents and carers of children aged 0–5 who have concerns about their child’s sitting, walking or general movement.

The drop-in service runs alongside Stay, Weigh and Play groups at local Family Hubs, a great opportunity to speak with a member of our team and other families.

Brookside Family Hub, Borrington Road, Kidderminster, DY10 3ED

  • Date: First Monday of the month
  • Time: 9:30 — 11:00am

Holly Trees Family Hub, Mabey Avenue, Redditch, B98 8HW

  • Date: First Wednesday of the month
  • Time: 1:00 — 2:30pm 

Saffron Family Hub, Stanley Road, Worcester, WR5 1BD

Please note, the drop in on 18th August 2026 is cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

  • Date: Third Tuesday of the month
  • Time: 1:30 — 3:00pm

WANDS Family Hub, 21 Farmers Way, Droitwich WR9 9EQ

  • Date: Third Wednesday of the Month
  • Time: 1:30 — 3:00pm

How to access the service

We do not accept referrals directly from patients or their families. Professionals, like doctors and therapists can refer you to our service.

Other professionals who can refer you to our team may include: 

  • GPs
  • School nurses
  • Health visitors
  • Social workers
  • School staff
  • Children’s doctors (paediatricians)

Who can be referred?

Children/young people from birth up until their 18th birthday:

  • With consent from the person with parental responsibility, or child themselves if considered to have Gillick competence 
  • Those registered with a Worcestershire GP
  • Who have a ‘Looked After’ arrangement with Worcestershire Local Authority and continue to reside in Worcestershire with a Worcestershire GP OR who have a ‘Looked after’ arrangement with another Local Authority and are placed in Worcestershire with individual funding agreement.
  • If the child/young person is a student at a special school in Worcestershire, we will accept referrals up to a young person’s 19th birthday for school-based issues only.
  • Any child placed in a Worcestershire school with a GP out of county will be considered on an individual basis with liaison with their local NHS service.

For guidance on referrals and what we do/don't accept please refer to our referral criteria.

How to refer:

Referrers should complete our referral form in full. The form is available on Rio or can be downloaded here:

Please note ALL our referrals should be sent electronically to:

Re-referrals

Re-referrals will be triaged through the same process to confirm a new difficulty or a change impacting on function.